Drywall scaffold roller lift to lift heavy drywall or other materials from the ground up onto a scaffold with less heavy lifting

ABSTRACT

Currently, a drywaller on the ground physically lifts the 100+ pound sheet of drywall up to the person on the scaffold, who then has to lift/pull the 100+ pound sheet of drywall up onto the scaffold to hang on the wall. Both people must use their arms, shoulders and back to lift the drywall, and the man on the scaffold sometimes uses his foot to slide the drywall up onto the scaffold. The DSR eliminates this unsafe lifting procedure by providing a rolling mechanism to roll the sheet of drywall instead of lifting. It takes most of the heavy weight of the drywall off the workers, making it safer and easier, which may reduce the number of arm, shoulder, back and foot injuries from manually lifting the heavy sheet of drywall from the ground up onto the scaffold. It is an inexpensive way for drywall companies to more likely than not reduce the number of workplace injuries and worker&#39;s compensation claims.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Provisional Application No. 62/761,372 filed Mar. 22, 2018.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

Not applicable

REFERENCE TO A “SEQUENCE LISTING”

None

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention was created by a man who has worked in the construction industry his entire adult life and spent many hours lifting 4′×8′ or 4′×12′ sheets of drywall from the ground up onto a scaffold, by himself and/or with the help of others. He came up with the idea for a roller to slide the drywall up onto the scaffold instead of lifting it, reducing the damage to his body, including his arms, legs, back and feet.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The drywall scaffold roller lift (“DSR”) is a tool that construction workers who hang drywall (or plywood) can use to lift the heavy material from the ground up onto a scaffold instead of lifting it himself using his back, arms and legs, which causes injuries.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

Drawings are attached that include specifications and views of Drawings the various parts of the drywall scaffold roller as follows:

1. HANGER FLANGE SHEETMETAL—made of steel, 0.188″ thick

FIG. 1-1—Isometric view of the flattened view of the DSR Tool

FIG. 1-2—Front view of the flattened view of the DSR Tool

-   -   1.676″—Wide dimension for DSR tool     -   0.231″—Dimension of text height     -   6.187″—Dimension for DSR tool height     -   0.694″—Debross text X location     -   0.500″—Hole diameter for shaft attachment     -   1.676″—Wide dimension for DSR tool     -   0.838″—Y location distance for shaft hole     -   0.403″—X location distance for shaft hole     -   6.872″—Dimension for DSR length

2. HANGER FLANGE—made of steel

FIG. 2-1—Isometric view of the DSR Tool

FIG. 2-2—Front view of the DSR Tool

-   -   R1.068″—Outer diameter for top bend     -   R.881″—Inner diameter for top bend     -   0.059″—Debross text depth     -   0.188″—Metal thickness     -   1.676″—Wide dimension of DSR tool     -   0.500″—Hole diameter for shaft attachment     -   1.055″—Distance between bottom bend and top bend end     -   1.385″—Reference distance between top bend radius and bottom         bend     -   0.838″—Y location distance for shaft hole     -   0.403″—X location distance for shaft hole

FIG. 2-3—Right side view of the DSR Tool

-   -   0.700″—Debross text X location     -   0.220″—Debross text height     -   1.398″—Maximum distance between top bend and top bend end     -   0.299″—Reference dimension for top bend end     -   0.382″—Reference dimension between top bend end and top bend         starting point     -   4.129″—DSR tool height     -   1.964″—Distance between bottom bend and beginning of top bend     -   0.188″—DSR tool thickness     -   0.697″—Reference dimension between bottom bend and bottom bend         end     -   0.243″—Reference location for bottom end bend     -   0.157″—Reference dimension for bending between top and bottom         bend     -   3.640″—DSR tool length after bending

FIG. 2-4—Bottom view of the DSR Tool

-   -   R1.068″—Outer diameter of bottom bend     -   R.881″—Inner diameter of bottom bend     -   2.560″—reference dimension between end edge of bottom bend and         radius center     -   R.561″—Bend outer radius for end of bottom bend     -   R.188″—Bend radius for bottom bend starting point     -   0.891″—Y location for debross text     -   0.837″—Reference dimension between     -   1.208″—Distance between end bend and end edge     -   1.430″—Distance between end of top bend and end edge of bottom         bend

3. NYLON WASHER—made of nylon

FIG. 3-1—Isometric view of nylon washer

FIG. 3-2—Front view of nylon washer

-   -   0.75″—Outer diameter dimension of washer     -   0.56″—Inner diameter dimension of washer

FIG. 3-3—Side view of nylon washer

-   -   0.21″—Washer thickness

4. UHMW 2″ DSR ROLLER—made of UHMW

FIG. 4-1—Half section of DSR roller

-   -   1.75″—Inner diameter after half section     -   0.125″—Gap between original piece and half section

FIG. 4-2—Front view of DSR roller

-   -   2.93″—Roller length     -   0.785″—Distance between edge of roller and internal curvature     -   R1.912″—Internal curvature radius

FIG. 4-3—Side view of DSR roller

-   -   2.000″—Roller outer diameter     -   0.500″—THRU Roller through hole diameter

FIG. 4-4—Isometric view of DSR roller

5. PUSH RING CAP—made of nickel-plated steel

FIG. 5-1—Isometric view of push ring cup

FIG. 5-2—Front view of push ring cup

-   -   0.94″—Major outer diameter     -   0.63″—Major inner diameter

FIG. 5-3—Front view of push ring cup

-   -   0.06″—Ring cup overall thickness     -   0.27″—Distance between ring cup base and top of cup

6. DSR SHAFT—made of steel

FIG. 6-1—Isometric view of DSR shaft

FIG. 6-2—Front view of DSR shaft

-   -   4.233″—shaft length dimension

FIG. 6-3—Side view of DSR shaft

-   -   0.500″—Shaft diameter

7. DSR DISC—made of steel

FIG. 7-1—Isometric view of DSR disc

FIG. 7-2—Front view of DSR disc

-   -   3.00″—DSR disc diameter     -   0.50″—DSR thru hole diameter

FIG. 7-3—Side view of DSR disc

-   -   0.11″—DSR disc thickness

8. SPACER—made of nylon

FIG. 8-1—Isometric view of spacer

FIG. 8-2—Front view of spacer

-   -   0.75″—Spacer outer diameter     -   0.56″—Spacer inner diameter

FIG. 8-3—Side view of spacer

-   -   0.25″—Spacer thickness

9. BOM DIAGRAMS

FIG. 9-1A—Completed DSR tool

FIG. 9-1B—BOM assembly consisting of nylon flay washer (2) and DSR shaft and push ring cap (6)

FIG. 9-1C—BOM assembly consisting of the DSR shaft (5)

FIG. 9-1D—BUM assembly consisting of UI MW DSR roller (3) and spacer (7)

FIG. 9-1E—BOM assembly consisting of the hanger flange (1)

10. ASSEMBLY

FIG. 10-1—left view of DRS tool

FIG. 10-2—front view of DSR tool

FIG. 10-3—right view of DSR tool

FIG. 10-4—projected view from the left of the DSR tool

FIG. 10-5—bottom view of DSR tool

FIG. 10-6—projected view from the right of the DSR tool

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The drywall scaffold roller lift (“DSR”) is a tool that every person who hangs drywall for a living needs for moving drywall from the ground onto a scaffold above the ground for installation on walls.

This lift roller fits the Safeway scaffolding with the round frames. The frame is made of 1½″ steel. There is a ½″ steel rod through the middle of the roller, supported by two nylon plastic washers, one at each end (one is ½″ and the other is 3/16″). The plastic roller is 2″ diameter by 3″ long made with UHMW plastic.

A separate DSR with square tubing is also being manufactured for use with the Perry and Baker with square frames. The materials and assembly for the DSR for the Perry and Baker scaffolds will be identical to the materials and assembly as for the Safeway scaffold except that the flange will be square instead of round. 

1. A roller to lift heavy materials, such as drywall or plywood, from the ground up on to a scaffold, comprising a nylon washer, roller, push ring cap, shaft, disc, and spacer, such that there would be less strain on the worker's body by rolling the material instead of lifting it. 